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Breastfeeding rates on the rise in the US

Kimberly Van Scoy reports on the benefits of breastfeeding causing a rise in the United States rates.

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Updated: 8:48 AM EDT Sep 5, 2013

Breastfeeding rates on the rise in the US

Kimberly Van Scoy reports on the benefits of breastfeeding causing a rise in the United States rates.

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WEBVTT A NEW REPORT SHOWSBREAST FEEDINGRATES ARE ON THERISE ACROSS THEUNITED STATES.I TALKED WITH A LOCALMOM ABOUT THEBENEFITS FOR HER ANDTHE BABY.ASHLEY BRADY IS ABUSY MOM OF 4....ANDSHE'S BREASTFEDTHEM ALL IT'SNATURAL, OUR BODIESPRODUCE EXACTLYWHAT THEY NEED ANDTHEY GET THE RIGHTAMOUNT THEY NEEDCUZ MY BODY ISINTUITIVE TO WHATHER NEEDS ARE MOREMOM'S ARE FOLLOWINGBRADY'S EXAMPLE. 77PERCENT OF ALL NEWMOMS NOW BREASTFEED...THAT'S UP FROM71 PERCENT A DECADEAGO..AND MOST AREDOING IT FOR THERECOMMENDED 6MONTHS. DOCTORSSAY BABIES WHO AREBREASTFED HAVELOWER RISKS OF EARANDGASTROINTESTINALINFECTIONS, DIABETESAND OBESITY. ANDTHERE'S EVIDENCETHAT BREAST FEDBABIES HAVE HIGHER I-Q'S THAT'S WHAT THEYSAY, I DON'T KNOW BUTI THINK MY KIDS AREPRETTY SMART, I'MSURE I'M A LITTLE BIASBUT I LIKE TO THINK ITHELPSIT'S GREAT FOR MOM'STOO BECAUSE WOMENWHO BREASTFEEDHAVE A LOWER RISK OFBREAST AND OVARIANCANCER THAT'S REALLYIMPORTANT TO MEBECAUSE THOSECANCERS RUN IN MYFAMILY. SO IF THERE ISANYTHING I CAN DO TODECREASE MY RISK,THAT'S DEFINITELY APLUS BRADY LOVESTHAT BREASTFEEDINGHAS ALL OF THOSEGREAT BENEFITS...BUTSHE MOSTLYCHERISHES THE BONDIT'S CREATED WITH HERBABIES. IT'S REALLYAWESOME, THERE ISNOTHING LIKE ITFOR A LOT OF MOMS,THERE'S AN ADDEDBONUS.BREASTFEEDINGBURNS EXTRACALORIES, SO IT CANHELP YOU LOSE THEBABY WEIGHT FASTER.

Breastfeeding rates on the rise in the US

Kimberly Van Scoy reports on the benefits of breastfeeding causing a rise in the United States rates.